Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-06
THE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH TEXAs MONDAY JUNE g.

directors OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton will meet at an co fIy dsy-proba-
bly, on Saturday-and t'ae transfer nav
speedily follow that me- citing.
It can be asserted v nth confidence that
the negotiations To-. the sale of the Van
dalla have been G. .rried en- without the
consent, and foy the most part without
the knowledge of the Pennsylvania peo-
pie. And tb .ereby hangs a tale. Riley
Mcheen, pt esident of the Vandalis, has
a mind OF mis- own, and has been wont to
exercise it. He has certain pet notions
tnst re thinks worth following, and he
mas Operated the Vandalia railroad in the
e'sflier years TO suit his own sweet pleas
ure. He made q splendid property out of
1t by following his own views as to how
1t should be run. One of his favorite no.
lions Yves that the Vaudalia should con
tinue to develop the Indiana coal inter
ests, snd should supply the greater part
of the fuel for Terra Hsute, Indianapolis
and other cities in the Wabash valley.
This policy was followed with success, las
everybody knows, and the Vandalia still
has the reputation of being the great
block coal line. Recently, however, the
Pennsylvania people have seemingly
neglected this interest and have, with in
finite expense and pains, diverted
much Of the coal trade through
more advantageous rates to the
VinceDnes division. The fields on that
line have been developed, it is claimed st
the expense of the Vandalia's trade. This
warmed Mr.. McKeen under the collar rot
little, and it is claimed by those who
ought TO know that he has protested
against this policy. He has found cause
for complaint also in that the Pennsyl-
venis has forced the boycott of western
passenger lines upon the road, and now
his agents are permitted to sell tickets
only to st. Louis, thus driving through
passengers to other lines. In short it is
claimed that the Pennsylvania has iguor-
ed Mr.. McKeen, and has so thoroughly
Pennsylvanianized the Vandalia, that its
president was made to appear as 8 su-
pernumerRry. To assert himself Mr..
McKeen welcomed the opportunity for
independent action, and the Pennsylvania
was only given hint of the c., II. & D.
deal after terms mad been partially agreed
on. 1t is not claimed that the Pennsyl-
vania will be thrown of the road, but it
will be second fiddle TO the purchasers,
unless it controls pull.back string.
The plan Of the purchasers involves 8
transCOntineDtal project. connecting
link Of roSd is 20 be built from Parkers-
burg, on the Baltimore and Ohio main
line, to Washington Court House, Ohio
There the line will strike the Dayton and
Ironton (recentlY purchased by Ives
Stayner interest) which will be the di-
rect route to Dayton; thence over the
ID. & L. division "a piece OF track thirty
five miles long already contracted for to
Liberty on the c., II. & l.; thence to Ia
where connection will be
made with the new purchase for st.
Louis This will form the short line from
New York and the seaboard to the Mis-
sissippi. Speculation has it that the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe will form |
the trans-Mississppi connection, and
thus the two seaboards ere to be con
leCted. The Vandalia transaction rises |
nto transaction of magnitude in the |
light Of these possibilities.-T Indianapo- |
is News.